Emmalyn Estrada

Emmalyn Estrada (born April 5, 1992), known professionally as Emmalyn, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, actress and dancer of Filipino descent. Her first single, ‘Get Down’ entered Billboard's Canadian Hot 100 chart for the week of August 29, 2009 at number 88[1] and peaked at number 59 for the week of October 31, 2009.[2] She is best known as a member of girl group G.R.L. formed by Robin Antin.

Emmalyn
Emmalyn performing at the Peppermint Club in September 6, 2018.
Background information
Birth nameEmmalyn Estrada
Born (1992-04-05) April 5, 1992
OriginSurrey, British Columbia, Canada
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • dancer
Years active2009–present
Associated actsG.R.L.
Websiteemmalyn.com

Personal life

Emmalyn is the youngest in her family and attended Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey, British Columbia. She is of Filipino descent. In October 2009, Emmalyn decided to move to Los Angeles, California. In June 2011, Emmalyn moved back to her hometown of Surrey, British Columbia. She is the younger sister of Elise Estrada.

Music career

2009–2010: Career beginnings
Estrada in 2009

In May 2009, Estrada competed in the 2009 Beat Music Awards hosted by Vancouver's The Beat 94.5.[3] Estrada won the competition[4] Her single, "Get Down" debuted on July 2, 2009 on the Kid Carson Show, again on The Beat 94.5. The single was nominated in the Dance/Urban/Rhythmic category of the 13th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards, which recognizes new songs that secured the most airplay on Canadian radio stations as recorded by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems.[5]

In May 2009, Emmalyn released her first single "Get Down" with RockSTAR Music Corp after winning The 2009 Beat Music Awards. Emmalyn is not signed to RockSTAR Music Corp after winning The 2009 Beat Music Awards.

On November 29, 2010, Emmalyn's first music video for her first single "Don't Make Me Let You Go" premiered on her YouTube account. This is her first music video with her new record label TUG (The Ultimate Group) Music Entertainment.

2013–2015: Rise to fame and G.R.L.

In March 2013, Estrada had a recurring role in the popular A&E television series Bates Motel.

She was a member of the girl group G.R.L. alongside Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, Paula van Oppen and Simone Battle from 2013 to 2015, which delivered the hits "Vacation" from The Smurfs 2, "Wild Wild Love" with Pitbull, "Ugly Heart", and "Lighthouse" dedicated to group-mate Simone Battle, who committed suicide in September 2014.

2016–2019: Solo career

On July 13, 2016, Estrada released "#FreeTitties", her first solo record since departing G.R.L. On September 28, 2016, Estrada released her follow up single "Hungover", which was accompanied by a music video released on October 4.

Eight months after the release of "Hungover", Estrada released "Phone Off" on May 5, 2017. "Bigger Than You", her next single, shortly followed and released on June 2, 2017. Estrada performed at Galore's first ever Girl Cult Festival on August 20, 2017 in Los Angeles.

2020-present: G.R.L. reunion

In 2020, she began to post short dance clips with former bandmates Lauren Bennett, Natasha Slayton, and Paula Van Oppen on Instagram and TikTok. In 2021, Estrada announced that she, Slayton, and Bennett would be reuniting as G.R.L. to release new music starting in 2021.

Discography
See also: G.R.L. discography

Extended Plays

Singles
Year Single Album
2009 "Get Down" Non-album single
2010 "Don't Make Me Let You Go"
2016 "#FreeTitties"
"Hungover"
2017 "Phone Off"
"Bigger Than You"
"Self Care"
2018 "Feels Like" 04/05
"These Hands"

Awards and nominations

Canadian Radio Music Awards
Year Nominee / work Award Result
2010Get DownBest New Artist or Group-Rhythmic/Urban/R&B/DanceNominated[7]

References
  1. "Billboard Canadian Hot 100 : Aug 29, 2009 - (Biggest Jump) | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard.com. 2009-08-29. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  4. Archived December 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. https://web.archive.org/web/20100128054943/http://www.cbc.ca/arts/music/story/2010/01/13/radio-music-awards-nominees.html. Archived from the original on January 28, 2010. Retrieved November 11, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  6. "0405 – EP by Emmalyn". Apple Music. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
  7. "Media | CMF • 2014 | May 6 - 10, 2014 | Toronto, ON". Canadianmusicfest.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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